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#MusicWhileIWork #PigsOnTheWing
October 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
Yes, that seems to work now, thank you.

You might find this blog post, which I wrote in 2010, amusing:

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Everything at your postcode – proposal for a new website — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
A proposal for a new website, providing links to information about any given UK postcode.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
October 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
magnusmanske.wikis.world.ap.brid.gy
Updates to Relator2:
- New "add last name" parse mode for new father/mother/sibling items.
- New diagram mode, a bit experimental but useful already (toggle layouts with "L")

CC @Pigsonthewing
June 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
everybodysdummy.bsky.social
Today's post. everybodysdummy.blogspot.com/2026/06/pink... #pinkfloyd #8tracks #stevenwilson #pigsonthewing #snowywhite
Pink Floyd 22: 8-Tracks
The 8-track tape music format dominated the industry for a few decades. These bulky plastic cartridges split an album’s program into four s...
everybodysdummy.blogspot.com
June 13, 2026 at 3:17 AM
magnusmanske.wikis.world.ap.brid.gy
@Pigsonthewing Saw your bluesky post. Fixed.
June 11, 2026 at 10:45 AM
thereallegoat.bsky.social
For decades, the only official way to hear Snowy White's guitar solo on "Pigs on the Wing" was if you had an 8-track version of Pink Floyd's 'Animals.' But that all changes today!

#PinkFloyd #SnowyWhite #PigsOnTheWing #Animals
Pink Floyd's Long-Lost 'Animals' Guitar Solo Has Finally Returned
After being out of print for decades, Snowy White's contribution to 'Animals' has returned.
ultimateclassicrock.com
June 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
kiq.fedibird.com.ap.brid.gy
“ #pinkfloyd #Officialvideo #pigsonthewing” / “Pink Floyd - Pigs on the Wing (8-Track Version - Official Audio)” (1 user) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZUKJ90i6Tw
June 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
Of far more recent vintage, but nonetheless still (supposedly) legally protected, this historic artifact is missing from Birmingham:

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The mysterious case of Birmingham's missing Victorian cast iron urinal — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
Andy Mabbett wants to know what happened to the listed Victorian cast iron urinal, which he acquired for Birmingham Railway Museum in 1987.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
May 20, 2026 at 8:42 AM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
Related to the current #BHLDay2026 talk, I have my own mystery to solve, related to a biologist-filmmaker from Greece. Any assistance welcome!

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Charles N. Mavroyeni's Hoopoe — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
Andy Mabbett is trying to find out more about Charles N. Mavroyeni, a wildlife photographer who was active in Athens in the early 20th century.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
April 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
cfloydstock.bsky.social
Bom Dia, Confraria...

Pink Floyd "Animals" - "Pigs on the Wing" (Roger Waters).

#pinkfloyd #pigsonthewing #animals #bluesrock #rock #progrock #music #rockandroll #classicrock #confrariafloydstock #musica
April 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
I use AutoHotKey (which is free) to automate simple typing, to reduce RSI.

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Using AutoHotKey macros to make typing - and life - easier — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
Andy Mabbett has started using the open-source application AutoHotKey, and recommends it.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
March 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
I wonder whether @nhmcrete.bsky.social can shed any light on this mystery?

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Charles N. Mavroyeni's Hoopoe — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
Andy Mabbett is trying to find out more about Charles N. Mavroyeni, a wildlife photographer who was active in Athens in the early 20th century.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
After more than a decade, the prize-winning™ ORCID plug-in for WordPress, which I conceived and @boverhof.bsky.social kindly and skilfully coded, has been updated, with significant improvements, and new features.

Use this if you have a WordPress blog and you or your commenters use ORCID iDs
ORCID plugin for WordPress — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
Andy Mabbett has worked on a WordPress plugin to add ORCID identifiers to author profiles and user comments in WordPress blogs
pigsonthewing.org.uk
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
guymiller.bsky.social
Where is the Pig
#PinkFloyd #PigsontheWing
a purple wall with a white curtain in front of it
ALT: a purple wall with a white curtain in front of it
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
starseeker-omachi.bsky.social
Edit history is fun
17:50, 11 October 2025 Pigsonthewing talk contribs 43,123 bytes +31 added Category:Deaths in custody using HotCat 17:49, 11 October 2025 Sunshineisles2 talk contribs 43,092 bytes +43 added Category:Deaths by stabbing in England using HotCat
October 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
My blog post is still pertinent
Spatial references to page layout considered harmful — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
0000-0001-5882-6823This screenshot (linked to a larger version) shows a TechCrunch article in Google Reader, as it appears “out of the box” (apart from cropping, blurring irrelevant content and the ad...
pigsonthewing.org.uk
September 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
kateheartfield.com
I love this project, both for the archival value and because it's very useful to know how someone pronounces their name. (I recently went looking for the names in my next novel's bibliography for my audiobook narrator, and it was tough.) Happy to participate! Instructions here:
August 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
It still grieves me that this never happened. Thousands and thousands of useful documentary images, lost (probably) forever [1/2]
How eBay could help Wikimedia Commons get more open-licensed images — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
Andy Mabbett asks eBay to help Wikimedia Commons gather open-licensed images of historic items offered for sale through them.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
August 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
I tried to get a plaque there in 2012 and was rebuffed. Good to see common sense (and a sense of fun) prevail
Transport Scotland/ ScotRail refuse plaque marking Jordanhill Station as subject of one-millionth Wikipedia article — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
Andy Mabbett is disappointed by Transport Scotland's response to his suggestion of a plaque to mark Jordanhill station as the subject of Wikipedia's one-millionth article.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
July 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
fernandolopesduca.bsky.social
"Pigs On The Wing I e II" 🐷✨ abrem e encerram Animals com sensibilidade e crítica. Já "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" ataca os poderosos com ironia e peso sonoro. Três faixas, uma obra-prima! 🔥
#PinkFloyd #Animals #sejaduca #PigsOnTheWing #RockProgressivo #PigsThreeDifferentOnes 🎸🐽
July 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
I wrote this fifteen years ago today; it's still pertinent:
When writing about the web, links are required — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
The Telegraph needs to understand that the word "Web" in World Wide Web refers to the interlinking of articles on different sites.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
pigsonthewing.org.uk
You type your email address?!
Using AutoHotKey macros to make typing - and life - easier — Andy Mabbett, aka pigsonthewing.
Andy Mabbett has started using the open-source application AutoHotKey, and recommends it.
pigsonthewing.org.uk
June 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
cfloydstock.bsky.social
Bom Dia, Confraria...

Pink Floyd "Animals" - "Pigs on the Wing" (Roger Waters).

#pinkfloyd #pigsonthewing #animals #bluesrock #rock #progrock #music #rockandroll #classicrock #confrariafloydstock #musica
April 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM